NASA has released remarkable images of some of the world's sunniest tropical islands as viewed from their satellites and International Space Statio, including French Polynesia, Hawaii, the British Virgin Islands and Marlon Brando's old holiday home.
It is estimated that there are up to 400,000 islands worldwide, and some, like the U.S. state of Hawaii have long been holiday destinations, while others, like the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia, which primarily exports vanilla, has seen recent growth in tourism since getting its first airport in 1999.
Hot stuff: NASA has taken studding God's-eye
view photographs of the Earth's tropical islands, including Atafu Atoll,
Tokelau, in the Southern Pacific Ocean
Born on the first day: Previously called
Caroline Island, Millennium Island in Kiribati is the first to enter a
new year due to the International Date Line, and was renamed as it was
the first to see the year 2000
Home of a legend: The atoll of Teti'aroa in French Polynesia is a privately owned island which once belonged to Marlon Brando
Heart of the ocean: The small atoll of Maupiti,
in French Polynesia, home to just over 1,200 people, is almost shaped
like a heart and has a volcanic island in the middle
bahama mama: Cat Island in the Bahamas was long
thought to have been the first island Christopher Columbus reached when
he sailed to the Americas
Island dreams: O'ahu is the third largest of the
Hawaiian Islands, yet partly as a result of being home to the state
capital Honolulu, it is the most populous of the islands in the U.S.
state of Hawaii
Take me to Tahiti: The island of Tahiti is home
to the University of French Polynesia as well as a museum dedicated to
the works of French artist Paul Gauguin
Surf's up: The largest and the southeastern-most
of the Hawaiian islands, Hawaii, has moved on from sugarcane
plantations and its economy is now mainly based around tourism
Nice view: This image taken by NASA last week
shows a portion of the Florida Keys taken by Astronaut Rick Mastracchio
from the International Space Station
Come fly with me: Mataiva island is a 6.2square
mile coral atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia which
primarily exports vanilla, but has seen a growth in tourism since
getting its first airport in 1999
Protection: The Sea Turtle Beaches on Eastern
St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands provide critical habitat for
several of the world's seven species of sea turtles
Touched for the very first time: The British
Virgin Islands are located in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico,
and despite becoming autonomous in 1967, it's monarch is still Queen
Elizabeth II
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